This guide is for educational purposes and authorized testing only. Unauthorized monitoring of networks may violate laws and regulations. Always get explicit permission before testing any network you do not own.
Before typing a single command, we must address the hardware. Not all wireless cards are created equal. install airmon-ng
PHY Interface Driver Chipset phy0 wlan0 ath9k Qualcomm Atheros (mac80211 monitor mode vif enabled for [phy0]wlan0 on [phy0]wlan0mon) (mac80211 station mode vif disabled for [phy0]wlan0) This guide is for educational purposes and authorized
sudo apt update sudo apt install realtek-rtl88xxa-dkms install airmon-ng
Your new interface will be named something like wlan0mon or mon0 .